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Friday Favorites–First Week of Summer Break!!

HALLELUJAH! It is officially summer break for me and it has been the nicest! We’ve had some rainy days but I’ll take them LOL! Since today is Friday, I’m sharing a few FAVORITES and next week I’ll share what we’ve been up to lately!

One

My first and forever FAVORITE is being home with this guy! We are both out of school for the summer and this past week, I have been soaking up every day with him. This was taken on my last day of school with students and we had our version of field day–a battle of the classes. My mom came over that morning and french braided my hair, and in hindsight, I should have put sunscreen on my part because the sunburn was bad…..haha

Two

I’ve never taken a pre-workout before, but I now realize I should have been taking it during the school year to give me energy. Half a scoop is all I need! This tastes amazing too.

Three

I have TWO new makeup products to share with y’all and both are super cheap! First, this new eyebrow pencil is the best I’ve ever used, and I’m not exaggerating. I’ve used higher end brow pencils like Benefit and Anastasia of Beverly Hills and I 100% feel like this one is the best–and it’s a fraction of the price. The only thing I don’t like is the spooly on the end (I think it’s too hard), so I’ve kept my empty Benefit brow pencil and use that spooly.

I also have used a million different makeup primers. The last one I used was from Smashbox and it was $$$. I was grabbing a new mascara from Walmart and came across this primer and decided to try it out. I do have redness, so I grabbed this one but they have others. I can’t tel a difference from this and the higher end ones, so I will forever use this primer! I put it all on my t-zone and the spread out to my cheeks.

Four

I’ve been doing Weight Watchers for a few months, but I’ve struggled with having sweets. When I did WW the last time after I graduated college and lost so much weight, I had a sweet every single day that I calculated into my day. This time I’ve struggled finding something until I came across this nut butter. It’s only 3 points for 2 TBS and I love putting it on a chocolate rice cake. SO GOOD! They have lots of other flavors (that sounds amazing, too, like a smores) but some of those are 4 and 5 points, so I don’t even tempt myself thinking about those!

I hope y’all have a great weekend!

Friday Favorites!

Happy Good Friday! We had our Maundy Thursday church service last night, so I’m currently writing this early Friday morning ๐Ÿ™‚ I think this Holy Week has renewed an excitement in me because unlike last year, we’re getting to worship in person this year. I’m never going to take that for granted again.

Like usual, I’m going to share a few FAVORITES with you today!!!

I shared this picture on Wednesday, but I want to talk about my lip color. I’ve mentioned this lip stain before, but now I’m back to tell you IT’S MY FAVORITE EVER!!! I probably would never have been willing to try this matte lip stain if it weren’t for the unique circumstances of this past year. It all started because even though I’m teaching in a mask all day long, I still wanted to wear color on my lips so I could feel more like myself. Lipstick wasn’t cutting it because it was wiping off way too easily, so I tried this lip stain. While it does transfer a little to your mask, it has never transferred over to my face. I reapply after lunch and I’m good to go! The price is the best and I have probably 5 different colors at this point. #13 is my go-to every day color!

I didn’t think it would work for my body type, but I’ve found a pair of biker shorts that are a major FAVORITE!! These are super soft and buttery feeling and are also the perfect length–not too long (which was a worry) but also not too short. Yes, the price is a bit high but I plan on living in these once it warms up. All of my other IVL clothing has held up well so I know these will also!

I finally took Ally Love’s 30 minute Nikki Minaj class on the Peloton and it was a lot of fun! I enjoy taking Ally’s classes because she’s so motivating and fun. My favorite instructor is definitely Cody, but I also love taking classes from Ally, Jess King, Emma Lovewell, and Kendall. Ones that I never gravitate toward but still enjoy are Alex and Olivia.

Wednesday was such a gross and rainy day, and Harrison and I definitely got stir crazy staying in the house all day. Earlier in the week, Harrison had helped me make cupcakes, so I iced one to give him as a snack (which is definitely out of the norm for us!). He ate the icing and that was it haha! And as you can see, he was really enjoying himself ๐Ÿ™‚ Everything about him is a FAVORITE!

I recently finished The Blue Bistro and it might be my FAVORITE Elin Hilderbrand book ever!! I love all of her books (except for The Matchmaker–my most disliked book of hers haha!), but The Blue Bistro was excellent! I love that her books are still chick lit, but a little deeper because her characters have real issues. This one was different than all of her others and also REALLY made me want to visit Nantucket! Dustin may not realize it, but we’re going as soon as we can haha!

Lastly, it’s weird to have a scale as a favorite, but this one really is. I bought Dustin this scale for Christmas (but we both have accounts) and it’s been extremely helpful since we’ve both been working to lose weight since Harrison’s 2nd birthday party. I love that it measures a multitude of things along with your weight–BMI, water intake, muscle mass, body fat percentage, metabolic age, etc. It also keeps a record of each time you weigh and graphs it. I can go back to the first day of our weightloss journey and the most recent time I’ve weighed and see how much body fat I’ve lost. It’s been a great purchase! You can get 20% off with this link!

I hope y’all have a wonderful Easter weekend! If you’re local, I’d love to have you worship with us on Sunday, so send me an email and I’ll send you the address to our church!

Life Lately!

Boy, have I missed this blog! I know this year is unique and has been hard on everyone, but it’s been really hard to teach this year–it’s stressful and overwhelming, and we’re about to take state testing which has been even more of a stressor. But I know everyone is feeling it! This year, instead of blogging at night after Harrison goes to bed, I’ve chosen to unwind by either reading, watching tv, or falling asleep within an hour of putting H down LOL!

Anyway, since my blogging has been extremely sporadic (I promise to get better!!), I thought I’d share a little life lately. (I’m on spring break so I’ve also got extra time haha!)

Harrison turned TWO on February 27th, but we had his party the week before. We live near our local private airport, so on pretty days, we are constantly seeing little planes fly. Harrison LOVES the airplanes, so his party theme was “Time Flies” and I found a bubble from Little English with an airplane embroidered on it to base the decor around. It was a small, immediate family party, but so fun!

For Valentine’s Day this year, Dustin went above and beyond by surprising me a few days early. He had prearranged babysitting, had bought me a dress to wear, and made reservations at one of my favorite restaurants, Cotton Row. Anytime we eat there, we always go all out–drinks, apps, entrees, and dessert! This time, we got to sit in the wine cellar and it was my favorite–so intimate and romantic. If you’re ever in Huntsville, you need to make reservations to eat at Cotton Row. I think there may be a dress code (??), and we always dress up every time we go–I’ve never seen anyone in jeans, fyi.

After church pictures on the front porch!

We read every night before Harrison goes to bed. I am usually the reader, but occasionally Dustin will read!

Harrison loves going to my mom and stepdad’s farm and helping out. She had a new duck to show him recently and he was not sure how he should act haha! He really enjoys feeding the chickens and making cow noises.

We honestly haven’t gone out to eat as a family much at all in the last year–which worried me because I know this is a formative time in Harrison’s life and I want to make sure he learns appropriate behavior in a restaurant. We went out to a local burger place one night and he had the time of his life! All of the waitresses loved talking to him ๐Ÿ™‚

I took this picture yesterday and love it ๐Ÿ™‚ The weather was perfect and Harrison is such an outside baby–which is so great because it keeps Dustin and I outside constantly.

What’s been happening in your life lately? I miss interacting with y’all!